Why the study?
Does continuous pulse oximetry monitoring reduce the rate of transfer to an ICU in patients recovering from cardiothoracic surgery?
Population
1,219 subjects recovering from cardiothoracic surgery on a 33-bed postcardiothoracic surgery care floor
Comparison
Centrally monitored continuous pulse oximetry vs Standard monitoring
Design
RCT, randomized, nonblinded
Follow-up
hospitalization (enrollment to completion of the study)
Authors
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Routine CPOX monitoring lacks justification after cardiothoracic surgery; challenges broad adoption and supports selective protocols in future trials.
Does continuous pulse oximetry monitoring reduce the rate of transfer to an ICU in patients recovering from cardiothoracic surgery?
Continuous pulse oximetry on a postcardiothoracic surgery floor does not reduce ICU readmissions or overall hospital costs, though it may reduce ICU length of stay and costs for patients who require transfer.
Ochroch et al. (2006) studied this question.
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